Government hates competition.
Continue readingBetterParks for Vancouver: Iain Hunter: Green’s Andrew Weaver represents more than Oak Bay
Iain Hunter / Times Colonist May 19, 2013 Oak Bay-Gordon Head Green Party of B.C. candidate, Andrew Weaver, speaks to supporters at his election campaign headquarters at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Photograph by: LYLE STAFFORD, Times Colonist An oldster I met in my neighbourhood on Wednesday had a
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: IMF Calls on Cameron Tories to Change Course
Britain’s Conservative Cameron government are the High Priests of bone-crushing austerity. David Cameron and his gaggle of privileged Saville Row suiters are not interested in sparing the lash when it comes to Britain’s weak and vulnerable. Meanwhile, Steve Harper looks on with fawning admiration at everything he wishes he could
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Did Somebody Mention Bruce Carson?
Oh yes, I did. I mentioned Bruce Carson simply to reinforce the point that the beating heart of corruption within the Harper government is, in fact, the Prime Minister’s Office, the PMO. The denizens of the PMO aren’t all outstanding, accomplished A-List types like Nigel Wright. Harper’s PMO has been
Continue readingThings Are Good: Triple Bottom Line Companies on the Rise, Propose New Corporation Classification
A triple bottom line corporation is one that watches closely not only profitability but also it’s sustainability. Triple bottom line companies are on the rise not only in performance but also in popularity as more people realize the fragility of the planet and the lack of attention we give it.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6033…Katherine Wynne Is Number One In Ontario
It was in yesterday’s Toronto Sun so it has to be true.“Premier Kathleen Wynne and New Democrat’s Andrea Horwath are the most popular leaders in Ontario, leaving the Progressive Conservative’s Tim Hudak in the dust, according to a new Abacus Data poll.”The man who choked out last election is beloved
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6032…Rob Ford Hits The Big Time
Jimmy Kimmel, The Daily Show. And I am sure he is being featured on every morning show in North America. Good on on you Mr. Mayor. Getting your home town beaucoup de pub just in time for vacation season. WFDS
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The glory that Rob Ford brings to Toronto and Canada
If you’re a conservative, and you still support this human shrapnel machine, you’re an idiot.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Exxon Knew of Dangerous Contamination from Arkansas Spill, Yet Claimed Area “Oil Free”
This is a guest blog by Jesse Coleman, cross-posted from Greenpeace blog The Witness On March 29 ExxonMobil, the most profitable company in the world, spilled at least 210,000 gallons of tar sands crude oil from an underground pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas. The pipeline was carrying tar sands oil from
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 22, 2013: Suspended and facing ethics case, Alabama judge blames president jurist, claims she rebuffed advances Are smartphones computer systems under the Criminal Code? R v Cockell Urban Dictionary Finds Place in the Courtroom – NY
Continue readingcartoon life: Impress
Impress is a new, free drawing app. I think the developer decided to take some very few elements from Paper and write the code. Sometimes things show up like they are ‘proof of concept’, or like they are an end of coding school project. Either the choices made here are
Continue readingthe reeves report: Grass carp found in Grand River sterile
It could have been worse. When the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced on May 3 that a Grass carp caught in the Grand River near Lake Erie was sterile, biologists and invasive species experts on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border could breathe a sigh of relief. But not
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: Musing on Melville’s Poetry
I came across a poem last night that I had not read in the past (always a pleasant thing to discover something new in one of your books)*. It is by Herman Melville, an author I associate with novels and … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: PM Puts Up Hand “Cheque Please!”
Harper hurried out of the country, and who could blame him? He had angry professional journalists on his tail, asking him questions that have no other true answer than to admit that a crime took place in the Prime Minister’s Office. His old friend Nigel Wright was under the CPC
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: BC’s Election Stunner: Five Lessons for the Left
The NDP’s stunning loss in B.C. is being deconstructed, dissected, analyzed and mourned over not only here but across the country. Every pundit and political junkie, including me, thought the NDP would win, even after their lead suddenly dropped. But unfortunately, most of the analysis won’t be very helpful for
Continue readingDefending Public Healthcare: Government: "collective bargaining is achieving results & protecting services"
Yesterday I noted that the Liberal Budget plainly states that they are planning many more years of austerity. So how does it see collective bargaining with public employees? And, moreover, public sector pensions? Collective Bargaining: The government claims that provincial public sector agreements are much lower than other sectors
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Their Howard Beale Moment
Yesterday Stephen Harper held a pep rally and beat it out of town. He gave no answers. He thinks it will go away. But, as Lawrence Martin wrote yesterday in the Globe and Mail, the integrity issue is reaching a critical mass. It’s not about Mike Duffy or Nigel Wright
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: At Issue Panel Opines On Harper and the Scandal
I have a bit of a busy morning, so I only have time for a couple of short posts. For reasons I have indicated elsewhere, I rarely watch CBC’s The National anymore. However, given yesterday’s shameful and feeble refusal by the Prime Minister and his trained seals to address the
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: FOIA Facts 3 – More Plagiarism – Get Grants Or Claim Credit
As a byproduct of FOIA Facts 1 and FOIA Facts 2, Ed Wegman or Yasmin Said are now alleged to have included plagiarism or falsification in 9 papers or talks associated with funding from the Army Research Organization (ARO grants 0447 or 0059) or the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
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